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Runner's Web March 2010 FrontPage Archive

  March 31, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(RRW) Athletics: Event News Round-Up

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Semenya results due in June
Lawyers for Caster Semenya will protect the world 800m champion's right to compete after it was revealed the results of gender verification tests will not be received by the athlete until June.

(RRW) Athletics: Semenya Shows Up In Stellenbosch But Cannot Compete

(IAAF) Athletics: Bydgoszcz marks Dibaba's healthy return to World Championships competition

Athletics: Dam tot Damloop registration opens 1st of April

(RRW) Athletics: Champion Wachira Returning To Two Oceans Marathon

Athletics: Scholastic Milers From B.A.A.’s Eight Cities and Towns to Race Invitational Mile on Boston Marathon Weekend

(Reuters) Athletics: Australia seeking to host fifth Commonwealth Games

(Running Times) Athletics: Bill Rodgers on the Boston Marathon

(Science of Sport) Athletics: "I hereby publicly announce my return to athletics competitions" - Caster Semenya

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Hirotsugu Kuwabara, A Brand New Pro
Fran Arfaras Profiles 2009 Men's 25-29 Age Group Champion Hirotsugu Kuwabara, Okinawa, Japan

(LA Times) Athletics: A happy ending to a marathon nightmare

(Marathon News) Athletics: Ryan Hall confident before Boston Marathon

(Telegraph) Athletics: Caster Semenya returns to athletics with blast at IAAF over gender tests
Caster Semenya, the world 800 metres champion, is to defy the world governing body of athletics by returning to competition before an investigation into her ambiguous gender has been concluded






  March 30, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(BBC) Athletics: Caster Semenya vows to race again this season
World 800m champion Caster Semenya insisted she will race this season, hours after being told to wait for gender-test results to be revealed

Athletics: Early sell-out for Ottawa Half-marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: IAAF Diamond League Ambassadors Bolt and Powell go head-to-head in Paris

Athletics: Men’s and Women’s Elite Milers Return to B.A.A. Invitational Mile on Marathon Weekend

Athletics: Luminita Talpos intends to set up meeting with Austria’s President Fischer by taking third Vienna victory

(Vancouver Sun) Athletics: 80-year-old to do Sun Run for her eighth year in a row
Grandmother didn't let cancer or broken back stop her

(Reuters) Athletics: Diamond League showdowns drawing top talent - official

(Running Times) Athletics: Bernard Lagat: 'I Want to Run Very Fast at 5,000m'
The world champion, Olympic medalist will shoot for 12:50 this summer

Triathlon: Best of the US Triathlon Series Debuts at Great Clermont Triathlon

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: No return for Semenya until IAAF reveal results
Caster Semenya, the 800 metres world champion, will not return to competitive athletics until her gender verification case has been resolved, according to Athletics South Africa

(Guardian) Athletics: Usain Bolt warns the world's sprinters that the best is yet to come
The fastest man in the world has set his sights on Michael Johnson's 300m record

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Vernay and Lester win Ironman Australia
Josh Tinson reports on the 25th Anniversary race in Australia

Athletics: Dick's Sporting Goods National Runners' Month partners with Michael J. Fox Foundation's Team Fox, pledges at least $50,000 to Parkinson's disease research






  March 29, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Vancouver Sun) Athletics: Historic marathon race mired in racism
'Redskin Running Championship' was no small step in Canada's athletic history

Athletics: Strongest men’s field in years to lace-up for 2010 Harry’s Spring Run-Off 8 km in High Park

(ESPN) Athletics: Semenya's lawyers urge IAAF to let her run

Athletics: DMSE Sports Put A Little Spring In Their Step At The Inaugural Spring Training 10K Classic At Roger Dean Stadium

(Mercury News) Athletics: Cedar Glen man, San Francisco woman win Oakland marathon
(SF Gate) Oakland cheers its first marathon in 25 years

(RWire) Athletics: Running USA Annual Marathon Report

(RWire) Athletics: Reta, Wright Take Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K Titles

Team USA Women Win Bronze Medal at World Cross Country Championships

(IAAF) Athletics: Joseph Ebuya ends Kenyan draught - Men's Senior race report
Chebet's strong finish prevails - Women's Senior race report - Bydgoszcz 2010
Front running pays off for Ndiku - Men's Junior race report - Bydgoszcz 2010






  March 28, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Great performances bring USA Masters Indoor Championships to a close

Athletics: Guelph's Milne Has Record Setting Run In Hamilton

(Hamilton Spectator) Athletics: New Yorker sets Bay Race record

(Chronicle-Herald) Athletics: Johnny Miles event returns finish line to Provost Street
Route to be reworked as race reclaims its roots

(Cincinnati Enquirer) Athletics: Mini-marathon becomes running rumble

(RRW) Athletics: Kenya Dominates World Cross

Athletics: Team USA takes bronze in women's 8 km at World Cross Country Championships

Athletics: 30th Vattenfall BERLIN HALF MARATHON with 27,051 athletes from 94 nations - Eshetu Wondimu ends Kenyan win streak, Pasalia Kipkoech takes women’s race

Athletics: Successful comeback Lornah Kiplagat in 3rd Runner’s World Zandvoort Circuit Run

(Reuters) Cycling: Armstrong looks his age as he fails to keep up with pack

(IAAF) Athletics: Cherono sets the record straight - Women's Junior race
report


(Universal Sports) Athletics: Kenyans Kemboi, Kosgei sweep Prague Half-Marathon titles

(Hamilton Spectator) Athletics: Rain could dampen race
There's no stopping 71-year-old runner
Journey often greater than distance run

Athletics: Sprinters blister the track at USA Masters Indoor Championships

Athletics: Team USA previews course for World Cross Country Championships

Triathlon: Michael Raelert and Mirinda Carfrae Claim Victory at Rohto Ironman 70.3 California

Around the Bay Road Race - Hamilton, ON

(5th) Big Sur's Mud Run - Seaside, CA

Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon - TN

Lexington Half Marathon - Lexington, KY

ZOOMA Austin Half Marathon & 20K Relay, TX






  March 27, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Running Times) Athletics: No Stopping
Ronald Kmiec's 36-year Boston Marathon streak

(WBZ) Athletics: Hall Determined To Win The Boston Marathon

(Running Times) Athletics: Solo Wins at Prague Half Marathon
Record field, near course record in the Czech Republic

(IAAF) Athletics: Kenyan double in Prague… Kosgei defends her title

(RRW) Athletics: Koll Sets NCAA 10,000M Record

(Santa Monica Daily Press) Athletics: L.A. Marathon doesn't produce expected bounty

Athletics: Record performances headline USA Masters Indoor Championships

(SF Gate) Athletics: Oakland Marathon a step in the right direction

(WBZ) Athletics: 4-Time Boston Marathon Champ Cheruiyot Withdraws

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: US relay team sweat on medal decision
The fate of a doping-tainted US Olympic relay gold medal is expected to be sealed next month at an IOC meeting in Dubai

(Times Online) Athletics: Mo Farah aims to put bad memories behind him
The Briton plans to be competitive at the World Cross Country Championships in Poland after recent disappointment
(Guardian) Mo Farah in good shape for World Cross Country Championships
The Briton has paid better attention to his health and nutrition - Hospital tests suggested deficiencies in iron and magnesium

Atlanta Women's 5K, GA

Cooper River Bridge Run 10K - Charleston, SC

(25th) Great Race of Agoura Hills 10K - Agoura Hills, CA

MCM Run to Register 10K - Quantico, VA

RumpShaker 5K - Birmingham, AL

Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K - Richmond, VA






  March 26, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(IAAF) Athletics: Former World champion Willis leads Australian bid for world cross country glory

(IAAF) Athletics: Ennis, Gay and Ohuruogu to take to the streets in Manchester

Athletics: 30th Vattenfall BERLIN HALF MARATHON record field of 23,799 runners on Sunday

Triathlon: Ironman Announces Addition to 70.3 Series

Athletics: Lornah Kiplagat participates in Runner’s World Zandvoort Circuit Run

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Athletes brace for the elements
The weather forecast has cautioned of a possible downpour on Saturday and most coaches dread the impact it will leave on the loose surface course, which will be the stage for Sunday’s World Cross Country Championship here in Bydgoszcz, Poland

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Summer to Snow - The Aussies Tackling World Cross Country

(Universal Sports) Athletics: Gebrselassie's impact extends beyond running

(Times Online) Comonwealth Games: Holmes says alarm over Commonwealth Games security is premature

(BBC) Athletics: Team GB athletes to train on replica 2012 tracks
Replicas of the 2012 Olympic Stadium running track are to be laid at two Team GB national performance centres

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Ironman Veteran Stays Committed to the Race
And To Helping Haiti's Children - Brad Henderson's Janus Charity Challenge Story






  March 25, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Saucony® Announces Strategic New Hires, Key Promotions

Athletics: Official Training Plans Powered by TrainingPeaks Now Offered to BolderBOULDER Participants

Athletics: Team USA elects captains for World Cross Country Championships

Athletics: $220,000 in Excellence Challenge Grants available

(Examiner.com) Athletics: Same as Boston Marathon, Chicago Marathon registration closes in record time

(WBZ) Athletics: Hall Determined To Win The Boston Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Ethiopians and Kenyans lead assault on Prague titles but don’t discount Russia’s Biktimirova in women’s race

Athletics: Nissan Named Official Sponsor Of The Boston Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Country Music Marathon & Half Marathon Begins New Decade in Nashville

(RWire) Athletics: "Start the Marine Corps Marathon at Your House" Contest

(RWire) Athletics: Basweti, Miranova Win 4th ING Georgia Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Past Boston Marathon Champions Returning for Recognition and Celebration






  March 24, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Three runners are up for Sullivan Award

Athletics: Elite Runner Stephanie Herbst-Lucke Takes on the Atlanta Women's 5K, Credits International Foot Care Firm with Keeping Her in the Race

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Big chance for Kenya as Bekele falls out

Triathlon: Introducing Team Kunstadt-Devinci

(ESPN) Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie to run in Madrid 10k race

(IAAF) Athletics: Bydgoszcz 2010 - Time for another Paul? Men's Races Preview

(BBC) Running: Ultra-marathon across the desert
Five years ago Dr Steve Evans first competed in the Marathon des Sables across the Moroccan Sahara desert

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Liu confident of medal in London
China's former Olympic champion high hurdler Liu Xiang is confident he can get back to top form and win a medal at the 2012 London Olympics despite his injury problems

(Running Times) Athletics: Ryan Hall - The Faith Interview
The publicly devout Olympian's thoughts on the intersection of sport and religion

Athletics:Sensational Silver Anniversary race the largest LA Marathon ever






  March 23, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Ken Parker, Daniele Riendeau Interview about Emilie's Run on Team 1200
Audio Controls:
L: Play, M: Pause, R: Stop


(Eurosport UK) Drugs in Sport: China must jail coaches who dope, says official
China should make it a criminal offence to give banned performance-enhancing substances to athletes and jail those found guilty, according to a leading sports ministry official

(LA Times) Athletics: She gets first-place group finish in marathon she didn't run
L.A. Marathon reports Paula Petrella as winner of women's 40-to-44 age group, but she decided against running on doctor's advice and was at start and finish as a spectator

Athletics: William A. Irvin 5K Registration Closed

Triathlon: Blueseventy partners new open water training centre

Triathlon: Macca partners up with TriStar

Triathlon: Wellington to return to Quelle Challenge Roth

(IAAF) Athletics: Bydgoszcz 2010 - Can Dibaba prevent Masai's rise to top spot? - Women's Races Preview

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Dame Kelly slams stay-away athletes
Dame Kelly Holmes has again criticised athletes who have decided to swerve this October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi

(Science of Sport) Athletics: Tadese runs 58:23 to break Wanjiru's world record

(RRW) Athletics: Edna Kiplagat Wins Big Prize At Honda LA Marathon

(Athletics Weekly) Athletics: Embittered Lawson quits athletics
Welsh marathon prospect hangs up running shoes aged 19 to play football instead

(Justice News Flash) Athletics: 31 Los Angeles Marathon runners hospitalized, 1 in critical condition






  March 22, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Marine Corps Historic Half Introduces iGiftBag

(AJC) Athletics: Leader runs astray at Georgia marathon, disqualified

(Times Online) Athletics: New York win for Mara Yamauchi gives hope for London title

(Times Online) Athletics: How I make it work: Usain Bolt
The fastest man in the world explains how he keeps his life on track

(IAAF) Athletics: Mosop clocks 59:20 in Milan Half Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Saucony®, Hospital Hill Run Announce the Saucony Team Challenge 2010

(RWire) Athletics: Kamais, Yamauchi Win NYC Half-Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Kiplagat Captures $100,000 Challenge at Honda LA Marathon

Athletics: John Kemboi and Tera Moody Lead Largest Field in Event History to Win 31st Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K

(RRW) Athletics: Surprises Stun NYC Half-Marathon






  March 21, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Mercury News) Athletics: Korir successfully defends title at LA Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Scorching 58:23 World Half Marathon record by Tadese in Lisbon!

(Focus Taiwan) Athletics: Kenyans dominate Taipei Express Marathon

(Universal Sports) Athletics: Kamais, Yamauchi win NYC Half-Marathon

(China View) Athletics: Ethiopian Gena wins Rome Marathon

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Teimet wins Seoul marathon
Sylvester Teimet Kimeli won the Seoul International men's marathon ahead of three fellow-Kenyans in a race record two hours six minutes and 49 seconds

Athletics: Legacy runners reflect on 25 years of marathon experiences

Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K - Chicago, IL

ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon, Atlanta, GA

(25th) Los Angeles Marathon - CA

(5th) NYC Half-Marathon - New York, NY






  March 20, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(RRW) Athletics: New Los Angeles Course Should Produce Fast Times

(IAAF) Athletics: Stiff challenge for Arusei’s defence ambitions in Seoul Marathon

(Running Times) Athletics: Mo Trafeh - On the Roads for a Sponsor
The surprise winner of the US 15K title is running the NYC Half this weekend

(KTLA) Athletics: Record Field Set to Run New Course at L.A. Marathon

(Washington Post) Athletics: Arlington's Michael Wardian, 35, wins National Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: Famiglietti & Cragg To Test Themselves At Half-Marathon Distance

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Gebrselassie predicts marathon marks
Ethiopia would soon challenge Kenya for supremacy in the men's marathon, though it would take 25 years before someone broke two hours for the distance, world record holder Haile Gebrselassie said

Athletics: Elite field looks forward to fast times at Honda LA Marathon

(35th) Canyonlands Half Marathon - Moab, UT

(5th) SunTrust National Marathon - Washington, DC










  March 19, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Dick's Sporting Goods National Runners' Month is May

(IAAF) Athletics: Tadese targeting World Half Marathon record in Lisbon

Athletics: Universal Sports LIVE Marathon Coverage on Sunday, March 21

(Eurosport UK) Commonwealth Games: Delhi people told not to urinate at Games
India has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citzens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms

(Examiner) Athletics: Sold out LA Marathon features new course, a defending Korir and no drug testing

(Universal Sports) Athletics: Speaking with Mara Yamauchi

Athletics: Owner’s vision and massive coordination effort keys to iconic 2010 Honda LA Marathon course and sold-out race

(Science of Sport) Athletics: Barefoot running and shoes - the Q & A Part 5

(NY Daily News) Health and Fitness: Training for marathons can cause heart damage in healthy people according to study

(Times Online) Athletics: Haile Gebrselassie hints at retirement
The 36-year-old Ethiopian may hang up his spikes after his all-consuming goal, winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics

(BBC) Athletics: Usain Bolt puts 400m mission on hold until after 2012
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt says he is unlikely to target the 400m record until after London 2012






  March 18, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 9

Health and Fitness: Learn How To Lose Weight And Train For A Marathon At San Diego Science Festival

Athletics: Team USA set for World Cross Country Championships

Athletics: Massive entertainment program planned for Honda LA Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Snow and mud awaits in Bydgoszcz - World Cross Country Championships

(The Standard) Athletics: Athletes in good company
Last year, the Masai siblings, Moses and Linet commanded the heights at Amman World Cross-country Championships

(Science of Sport) Athletics: Barefoot running and shoes - the Q & A Part 4

Athletics: “American Idol,” Iraq veterans and more preparing for Honda LA Marathon

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: A New Era For Ironman Australia
Ironman Combines Event Experience in Australia

(Stuff NZ) Athletics: Punding the Home Beat
Kiwi runner Nick Willis hopes to add to an already impressive trophy cabinet at a Christchurch athletics meeting this week, but his biggest prize is in the mail

(Independent) Athletics: 2015 event would be 'fantastic' for London
Holding the 2015 World Athletics Championships in London would be a "fantastic legacy" for the Olympic Stadium, according to UK Athletics

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Macey - Ennis should prepare abroad for 2012
World heptathlon champion, and now world indoor pentathlon champion - the pieces of the puzzle are fitting together perfectly for Jessica Ennis ahead of London 2012






  March 17, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(RWire) Athletics:Third National Run a Mile Days Set for May 6-8

(RWire) Athletics: 2010 Houston Marathon Committee's Run for a Reason Charity Program Raises $1.8 Million

(RWire) Athletics: Fuhr Shatters Course Record at 33rd Catalina Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Defending Champion Korir Faces Tough Field at 2010 Honda LA Marathon

(IAAF) Athletics: Bolt to run 300m in Ostrava - IAAF World Challenge

Athletics: Record Number of People Committed to Participating in Running Events in 2009 According to Active Network Findings

Triathlon: Ironman SA Registration Closes -- Let The Games Begin!

Athletics: Fitger’s 5K Registration Full

(NYRR) Athletics: Hailing Haile as a Man Worth More than His Medals

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: London, Beijing, Chorzow bid for 2015 worlds
London, Beijing and the Polish city of Chorzow are bidding to host the 2015 world championships, the IAAF said

Triathlon: World Champs Go For Double Take In Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore

(Science of Sport) Athletics: Barefoot running and shoes - the Q & A Part 3

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Running Club Enhances Clark's Life In More Ways Than One
Fran Arfaras Profiles 2009 Men's 40-44 Age Group Champion Doug Clark, Morristown, NJ, USA
Dinner - Impossible at Ford Ironman Arizona appears Wed
Show will appear on the Food Network on Wednesday night at 10 PM

(Mercury News) Athletics: Some churches on LA Marathon route skip worship

(NBC DFW) Athletics: Family Shocked By Half-Marathon Runner's Death
Brother: "It should have been me; I'm 10 years older"






  March 16, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Independent) Athletics: London on 2015 shortlist for World Championships
London is on a shortlist of three to host the 2015 World Athletics Championships with the Olympic Stadium, currently under construction in Stratford, at the centre of the bid.

(Times Online) Athletics: Van Commenee warns British underachievers
UK Athletics head coach vows to review selection procedures after admitting many British athletes failed to perform at World Indoors

Athletics: Defending champ Korir faces tough field in 2010 Honda LA Marathon

(Science of Sport) Athletics: Barefoot running and shoes - the Q & A Part II

Triathlon: Choices, choices…St. Croix with Craig Alexander, or Escape from Alcatraz with Simon Lessing?

Athletics: USATF News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 8

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: 25th Anniversary Celebration Down Under
Port Macquarie prepares to host Ironman Australia's 25th anniversary celebration






  March 15, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(CBC) Athletics: Mouthguards may boost athletes' performance
N.B. dentist studies how teeth fit together can affect posture, centre of gravity

(WFAA) Athletics: Loved ones waiting for autopsy results of Dallas marathon runner

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: London, Beijing, Chorzow bid for 2015 worlds
London, Beijing and the Polish city of Chorzow are bidding to host the 2015 world championships, the IAAF said

Triathlon: McKenzie & Marsh Reign at Ironman China

(RRW) Athletics: New Yorkers Sweep Miles At Nike Indoor Nationals

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Perplexed Isinbayeva ponders time off
A perplexing failure at the World Indoor Championships has left Russian pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva wondering if she should compete this season

(RWire) Athletics: Sharkey, Robinson Win 13.1 Marathon® Miami Beach

(RWire) Athletics: Keating, Todd Take Inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon

(RWire) Athletics: Trafeh, McGregor Win USA 15K Titles at Gate River Run

(Times Online) Athletics: Jessica Ennis - It’s too early for comparisons to Carolina Klüft

(BBC) Athletics: Jenny Meadows wins 800m silver at World Indoors
Jenny Meadows was pipped in the final straight of the 800m, taking silver at the World Indoor Championships






  March 14, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: McCorory sets 400m American record

Athletics: Heavy medal haul for Team USA at World Indoor Championships

Athletics: Cliff Leads Gryphon Women At CIS Track And Field Championships

Athletics: Gryphon Men Capture CIS Track And Field Title

(RRW) Athletics: Goethals Does It Again, Rosa Shows His Strength At Nike Indoor Nationals

(IAAF) Athletics: Doha 2010 - Gezahegne recovers from heat tumble to become youngest ever female champion

(AJC) Athletics: ING marathon fixing past mistakes

(IAAF) Athletics: Kano wins Nagoya Women’s Marathon in 2:27:11

(BBC) Athletics: World Indoor champion Dwain Chambers upbeat on invites
Britain's world indoor 60m champion Dwain Chambers is hopeful his form can lead to invitations to race in Europe

Multisport: New Book - Powered From Within: Stories About Running & Triathlon

(Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Perth track star runs to Big Ten

(RRW) Athletics: Freshman Andrews Beats Wheating For NCAA 800M Title

(BBC) Athletics: Jessica Ennis & Dwain Chambers win at World Indoors

Athletics: Oregon's Eaton breaks heptathlon world record at NCAA's

Athletics: Eight medals and 2 American records for Team USA on day 2 in Doha

First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon - Sarasota, FL

Iroman China - Haikou, China

Nagaoya City Marahton - Nagoya, Japan

(Inaugural) Rock 'n' Roll Dallas 1/2 Marathon - TX

(Inaugural) St. Pat's Irish Traditions 5K - St. Paul, MN

XTERRA Black Mountain Trail Run - San Diego, CA






  March 13, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Business Week) Health and Fitness: Running Marathons May Lead to Heart Complications, Study Finds

(LA Times) Athletics: Motivation to run a marathon
Some run for accolades, some to lose weight. But the reason a person runs can make a difference in if they finish the race

(IAAF) Athletics: Doha 2010 - Ms Jones' smile is back, Lolo defends World Indoor title

Athletics: Camarena and Reese advance in Doha

(Sun News) Athletics: Myrtle Beach Marathon apology deal has takers
400 re-up, while some stay angry

Athletics: Multi-platform coverage on tap for 2010 Honda LA Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: Two Oceans Marathon Reports Record Field

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Ennis holds slender lead in Doha
World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis holds a slender advantage over Olympic gold medallist Nataliya Dobrynska after three of the five pentathlon events in her bid for world indoor gold

Athletics: Honda LA Marathon Sells Out; Largest Field in Event History Expected race

(RRW) Athletics: Spectacular Recovery By Gezahegn In World Indoors Qualifying

(Guardian) Athletics: My family values - Christine Ohuruogu
The athlete talks about her family

(Independent) Athletics: Chambers refuses to indulge in drugs talk
After easing through 60m heats, Briton avoids comment on sprint duo who failed tests

(Times Online) Athletics: Jenny Meadows inspires role model Dwain Chambers
Much improved spirit in the Great Britain camp raises hopes that team can deliver successful World Indoor Championships

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: New Triathlon Team Features Ironman Champions
Lava Magazine' Senior Editor, Jay Prasuhn, has some team news from the world of Ironman
Eight Things Ironman Can Learn From the Olympics
Lee Gruenfeld offers another of his not-so-serious ways to improve the Ironnman

Bentonville Half Marathon - Bentonville, AR

Catalina Marathon - Avalon, CA

Gate River Run - Jacksonville, FL
USA 15K Championships

HEB Bayou City Classic 10K - Houston, TX

Irish for a Day TC 10 Mile & 5K - Minneapolis, MN

Winter Park 10K - Winter Park, FL






  March 12, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Kathrine Switzer To Run Athens Classic Marathon

Athletics: Clay leads hep and qualifying continues Friday night in Doha

Athletics: William A. Irvin 5K Registration Opens Wednesday

Athletics: Strong start for Canada at World Indoors

(Guardian) Athletics: Jenny Meadows leads from the front in Doha with 800m heat victory
Dwain Chambers wins 60m heat in style in Doha

(CBC) Athletics: Lopes-Schliep, Felicien advance at world indoors

Athletics: 2010 OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon to Utilize New Timing and Scoring Device

Athletics: Team USA gets it started right in Doha

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Kenya - We shall reclaim our titles

(Japan Running News) Athletics: The 2010 Nagoya International Women's Marathon - Watch Online

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Isinbayeva eyeing first WR of season
Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva hopes to treat athletics to its first individual world record of the year when she competes in this weekend's World Indoor Championships

Athletics: Emerald Nuts expands partnership with Honda LA Marathon

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: 2010 NCAA Indoor Preview

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Indoors - A Column By Len Johnson

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Team Operation Rebound at Oceanside
Injured Military Personnel to Compete in Ironman 70.3 California as Part of Team Operation Rebound
Ironman Sports Medicine Conference
Chrissie Wellington to speak at this year's Ironman Sports Medicine Conference

Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 7

(Times Online) Athletics: Jenny Meadows is test case for new-look Britain at World Indoor Championships

(Guardian) Athletics: IAAF keeps Caster Semenya waiting while Jenny Meadows goes for gold
Medical results still pending, says athletics body - Briton takes on Russians in world champion's absence

(BBC) Athletics: Jessica Ennis aims for gold in the pentathlon in Doha
Jessica Ennis has said she will have to produce the best performance of her career if she wants to take pentathlon gold at the World Indoor Championships






  March 11, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Clay, Trey & Hyleas chase combined events gold in Doha

Athletics: Ultrarunner Jonathan Gunderson Relies on Injinji® Performance Toesocks(TM) for 100-Plus-Mile Races

(RRW) Athletics: Programming Note - Change In Universal Sports Broadcasts From Doha

Athletics: Formula 1 Technology On The iPhone Helps Athletes Get Ahead

Athletics: Team USA's men ready to roll in Doha

Athletics: Coca-Cola to refresh 25,000 L.A. marathoners on March 21

(RWire) Athletics: Catalina Marathon, #1 Off-Road Marathon, on March 13

Athletics: Canadians set for World Indoor Championships tomorrow

(RRW) Athletics: Citing Injury, Keflezighi Withdraws From NYC Half-Marathon

(RRW) Athletics: Lipari Is Ready To Cap Off Comeback With A Win

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Liu's title defence may be impossible, coach says

(RWire) Athletics: Lagat, Kibii Reign at Union-Tribune Race for Literacy 8K

Athletics: Country Music Marathon & Half Marathon Begins New Decade in Nashville

Athletics: Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon to Debut in Dallas this Weekend

Athletics: Raschker named USATF Athlete of the Week

Athletics: Past champions, Olympians return to Jacksonville for USA 15 km Championships

Athletics: Gold medalists Jones and Reese lead Team USA's women in Doha

(BBC) Athletics: Ivory Williams ban boosts gold hopes for Dwain Chambers
Dwain Chambers' hopes of gold at this weekend's World Indoor Championships have been boosted with the withdrawal of leading American Ivory Williams
(Independent) Dwain Chambers: 'I realise what I almost lost – that kills me'
The British sprinter has finally made a clean break from his drug-tainted past and, fit and firing, he heads to the World Indoors relishing being back in the fold and going for gold. He talks to Simon Turnbull
(Guardian) Dwain Chambers severs all ties with Victor Conte

(Guardian) Athletics: US sprinter Ivory Williams banned after positive test for marijuana

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: XC Program Filling Fast
Register now for your chance to compete in the ultimate Ironman experience for the world's top business leaders






  March 10, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(USA Today) Athletics: Keflezighi withdraws from NYC Half-Marathon

Athletics: Major environmental effort underway for Honda LA Marathon

Athletics: Medtronic Seeking Long-Distance Runners Who Benefit From Medical Technology

Triathlon: Saucony® Signs 2008 Olympic Triathlete Jarrod Shoemaker and USA National Triathlon Team Member Sarah Groff

(NY Times) Triathlon: New York Triathlon Blocks Club From Using Similar Name

(Wolfe News) Athletics: Online Registration for TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Gets Underway March 12 and 13
New registration process for TD Bank Beach to Beacon combines first-come/first-serve with bib lottery

(TeamUSAMinnesota) Athletics: Ten Team USA Minnesota Runners to Compete at USA 15k Championships in Jacksonville March 13

(Press Association) Athletics: Marathon race for Galway

(Competitor) Athletics: Khalid Khannouchi: Back on the Radar

(RRW) Athletics: Marathoner Davila On Track For World Indoor Championships

(Independent) Athletics: Ennis will be a titan at 2012, says Freeman
Britons must shut out all distractions, says Australian champion at Sydney Games

(RRW) Athletics: Programming Note - Comprehensive World Indoor Coverage On Universal Sports

(Track Alerts) Athletics: No USA/JAMAICA clash

Triathlon: Sally Edwards's Triathlons for Women Can Help Any Woman Become a Triathlete

Athletics: Nike Announces Inaugural “Nike Track Nationals” Competition

Athletics: Wardian wins third USA 50 km title

(BBC) Athletics: Idowu World Indoors withdrawal disappoints Van Commenee
UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee says he is "disappointed" by Phillips Idowu's decision to withdraw from the World Indoor Championships






  March 9, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(BBC) Athletics: Michael Johnson suggests Usain Bolt switching to 400m
Sprint legend Michael Johnson believes Usain Bolt should consider moving up to 400m after an impressive relay display

(IAAF) Athletics: Kotut’s 2:07:30 makes Barcelona the fastest marathon ever in Spain

(AFP) Athletics: Bekele unsure of world cross-country participation

Athletics: Joan Benoit Samuelson to Run Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile

Triathlon: Ambitions High Among The Pro Field At Ironman China

(IAAF) Doha 2010 World Indoor Champs Preview - Men
Women
Combined Events

(The Standard) Athletics: Pleasant Surprise for Wanjiru
Selected for Bydgoszcz World Cross

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Patience a virtue for Williams
Ivory Williams, America's newest sprint champion, knows all too well how mental errors can destroy dreams.

Athletics: Sharkey Pushed To First Half-Marathon Win By Vacationing Brit

(USATF) Athletics: The Moment
"Shin Splints" - A Blog by Doug Logan

(BBC) Athletics: World Champion Phillips Idowu out of Doha World Indoors






  March 8, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Vancouver General Hospital A Winner At Harry’s Spring Run-Off 8K To Fight Prostate Cancer

(IAAF) Athletics: Bett and Felix take Almond Blossom XC titles

(Universal Sports) Athletics: Gemechu first Ethiopian runner to test positive for EPO

Athletics: Fitger’s 5K Field Nearly Full

Health and Fitness: The Science Of Weight Loss And The Science Of Marathon Training Headline At San Diego Science Festival

(RWire) Athletics: Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Announces 2010 Prize Purse

(RWire) Athletics: Aalgaard Kelly Takes the Crown at Disney's Princess Half Marathon

Athletics: Arnold edges Pappas at USA Indoor Combined Events Championships

Athletics: Raschker, Shaheed lead U.S. efforts at World Masters Indoor Champs

Athletics: Arnstein And Coordt Claim Victories At Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon

(TodaysTHV) Athletics: 2010 Little Rock marathon winners announced

(Times Online) Athletics: Sorry Aldershot but I prefer to go abroad for Olympic build-up
After the BOA picked Aldershot as its pre-Games camp, the heptathlete Jessica Ennis says she would prefer somewhere boring, like Portugal
Denise Lewis knows her record of ten years is about to fall
Olympic champion believes Jessica Ennis is close to surpassing her British heptathlon mark of 6,831 points






  March 7, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(IAAF) Athletics: Beating the wind and chill, Kiprop and Bayisa take Paris Half wins

(Detroit Free Press) Athletics: Spring weather? Time to get excited for the Detroit Free Press Marathon

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Meadows to lead GB in Doha
Jenny Meadows has been named as Great Britain captain for next weekend's World Indoor Championships in Doha

Athletics: DiCrescenzo, King lead team USA at NACAC Cross Country Championships

(IAAF) Athletics: Tsegay takes Lake Biwa crown

Athletics: Pickler wins women's title, Pappas leads after Day 1 of USA Indoor Combined Champs

(Ottawa Sun) Athletics: Emilie's Run keeps legacy alive for women runners

(IAAF) Athletics: Course record for Utura in Addis Ababa

(Independent) Athletics: Meadows in bloom after casting off tag of also-ran
The Semenya question still lingers but Britain's 'new Kelly' is surging ahead full of confidence for Doha

(Times Online) Athletics: Jessica Ennis hopes gold in Doha will lift mood
British athletes vow to set an even better example after 110m hurdler Callus Priestley fails drugs test

(BBC) Athletics: 2012 athletes to prepare overseas camp for Olympics
UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee is adamant that Britain's athletes will prepare at an overseas training camp ahead of the Olympics

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Nine for Brown, record for Lawn in Taupo
Ian Hepenstall recounts a record day of racing at Bonita Ironman New Zealand

Assurant Health That Dam Run 5K - Denver, CO

Caumsett Park 50K - Huntington, NY
USA Road Championships

Disney's Princess Half Marathon - Orlando, FL

Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon - Napa, CA

Lake Biwa Marathon - Japan

Little Rock Marathon - Little Rock, AR

Semi-Marathon de Paris - France






  March 6, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: Altendorf posts world record at World Masters Indoor Champs

(Telegraph) Athletics: World Indoor Athletics 2010 - Olympic champion Dayron Robles wins 60m in Lievin
Olympic champion Dayron Robles easily beat Yevgeniy Borisov of Russia to win the 60 metre hurdles at the Pas de Calais meeting on Friday

(IAAF) Athletics: For Tahri, patience pays
Patience and longevity have appeared to pay off for French steeplechaser Bouabdellah Tahri, who won his last indoor race of the season on Friday night (5) over 3000m in Liévin in 7:38.39, and will not compete in Doha

(Running Times) Athletics: Podcast - Trends in Running Shoes
Running Times senior editor Brian Metzler discusses the trend toward more minimalist shoes, new players in the market, whether increased prices are here to stay, and more

(Guardian) Athletics: Late blooming Jenny Meadows loses the fear factor and dreams of gold
The death of her father eventually proved to be a turning point in the career of Britain's 800m hope

(Independent) Athletics: Ennis back in business for Doha
Jessica Ennis yesterday unwrapped the cotton wool and declared herself fit to take on the rest of the world's leading multi-event athletes at the World Indoor Championships, which open in Doha a week today

Ironman New Zealand - Bonita, New Zealand






  March 5, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
Athletics: News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 6

(Saturday Nation) Athletics: Komen dares Ethiopia's Bekele
World 3,000m record holder Daniel Kipng’etich Komen has dared Ethiopia’s long distance runner Kenenisa Bekele to break his record at the indoor outing in France on Friday

(IAAF) Athletics: Course record assaults in the works at the Paris Half Marathon

(BBC) Athletics: Callum Priestley suspended after drugs charge
British sprint hurdler Callum Priestley has been provisionally suspended after being charged with a doping violation following an out-of-competition test

(Yahoo) Cycling: Bruyneel - Too much talk of Armstrong-Contador only helps other contenders

(RRW) Athletics: RUNNING HD for March 2010

Triathlon: World Triathlon Corporation Announces Official Coaching Partners

Athletics: Americans continue to extend medal lead at World Masters Indoor Champs

(RRW) Athletics: Runners Offer Bids To Be Elite For A Day

(NY Times) Training: Winter Training: Faster and Safer Indoors?
Researchers say you cannot get the same training effect with indoor substitutes

Health and Fitness: Dr. Jason Karp To Discuss The Fat-Burning Zone On In The Face Radio Network

(IAAF) Athletics: Course record in jeopardy at Lake Biwa Marathon? - Preview

(Daily Nation) Athletics: Riddle of pub-turned-hostel
Strange happenings are going on at a ‘government hostel’ in Nyeri town. For close to three years now, a group of athletes have been living and training at the Central Province Sports Hostel, which has no basic facilities such as water and electricity

(Eurosport UK) Athletics: Kemboi plans winning exit
Kenyan world steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi plans to bow out of the event on a high note at this year's Continental Cup before taking to the roads for an assault on the marathon

(The Age) Athletics: Rudisha's electrifying run lights up night

)Eurosport UK) Athletics: Bekele to run in Prefontaine Classic
World record holders Kenenisa Bekele and Yelena Isinbayeva will join American standouts Tyson Gay and Sanya Richards in the July 3 Prefontaine Classic at Eugene, Oregon.

Athletics: Gold medalists lead U.S. contingent to World Indoors

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Prime Minister to start Bonita Ironman New Zealand
Prime Minister John Key to start race in Taupo
Unstoppable Harriet Anderson
Matthew Dale profiles the women's 70-74 world champion

Triathlon: IronKids Triathlon Series Expands to 12 Events in 2010

(RRW) Athletics: Rudisha Rises To Occasion In Melbourne With All-Comers Record






  March 4, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(RRW) Athletics: NYC Half-Marathon To Have Live Television & Streaming Coverage

Athletics: All-time great Collins continues winning ways at World Masters Indoor Championships

Athletics: Team USA set for NACAC Cross Country Championships

March Running Trivia and Pegasus Quiz

(Register-Guard) Athletics: UO facing a ‘good problem to have’
Who will compete in what at indoor nationals not yet set

(Japan Running News) Athletics: Arata Fujiwara Evaluates the 2010 Tokyo Marathon

(Telegraph) Athletics: World Indoor Athletics 2010: 10 athletes to watch
With a class field set for the 2010 World Indoor Athletic Championships, Simon Briggs profiles the 10 international stars likely to be in the hunt for medals in Doha

(RRW) Athletics: NYC Champion Tulu Leads Nagoya Marathon Field

Athletics: Campbell named USATF Athlete of the Week

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: General Entry Opens - Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship
General Entries are now availalbe for Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship in Laguna Phuket






  March 3, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(IAAF) Athletics: Record breaking gathering expected in Doha - 150 countries confirm participation

Athletics: Marine Corps Marathon Offers Discounted Early Registration To Active Duty and Reserve Service Members

Athletics: Donley, Bates set world records at World Masters Championships

Triathlon: World Championships Series signs official Travel Partner

Athletics: Saucony Run For Good(SM) Foundation Awards

(IAAF) Atheltics: Bekele back on track with record intentions – Liévin PREVIEW

(Kamloops This Week) Athletics: The world is watching Kamloops
— literally


(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: The Major Players of Australian Men's 800m Running

(MyFoxPhoenix) Athletics: 18yo Relay Runner Hit by Car Passes Away

(Sports Illustrated) Drugs in Sport: S -: Feds likely to subpoena elite athletes in Galea HGH investigation
Galea's past clients have included Tiger Woods, Dara Torres, Donovan Bailey

(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Originals back for 26th Bonita Ironman New Zealand
Ian Hepenstall provides an interesting preview to Saturday's race

March Running Trivia and Pegasus Quiz

(Malta Independent) Athletics: Group proposes ‘compensation’ for disgruntled marathon runners

(SC Now) Athletics: Myrtle Beach Marathon offers 50% discount on 2011 event

(Telegraph) Athletics: Pakistani athlete races from rags to riches
It took Naseem Hamid just 11.81 seconds to change her life and become the fastest woman in South Asia

(Timjes Online) Athletics: Wilf Paish obituary
Passionate athletics coach who inspired performers of all levels

(Telegraph) Athletics: Watch live athletics - World Indoor Athletics Championships
Watch athletics live online exclusively with Telegraph.co.uk, with action from the IAAF indoor meeting in Lievin on March 5, before full live coverage of the World Indoor Athletics Championships on March 12, 13 and 14, in association with Aviva






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(RRW) Athletics: In Surprising Move, Both Olympic Trials Marathons Go To Houston

(IAAF) Athletics: Liu Xiang to defend World Indoor title in Doha

Triathlon: World Triathlon Corporation Announces LAVA Magazine Launch

(NYRR) Athletics: Dine with Deena and Support Children's Fitness

(Houston Chronicle) Athletics: Marathoners making a run for 2012 are starting here

Athletics: Miami design firm wins 2010 Honda LA Marathon commemorative shirt-design contest

(IAAF) Athletics: Ruiz takes thrilling 1500m contest to cap Spanish Indoor Champs

Sports Medicine: Air Pollution May Affect Women’s Marathon Performance






  March 1, 2010:    [Links load in new window, * = Registration Req'd]
(Ironman.com) Triathlon: Jordan Rapp Races for World Bicycle Relief
Pro Triathlete Wins Ironman Arizona, Janus Charity Challenge helps him make a difference

(Universal Sports) Athletics: Sprinters enjoy high times at Nationals

Athletics: Canadian Team for 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships Team Selected

Athletics: Gryphon Track Teams Bring Home Team Silver And Bronze Medals At OUA Championships

Athletics: Houston to host 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men's and Women's Marathon

Athletics: Gill Athletics and USA Track & Field announce National High School Track Coach of the Year award

(RRW) Athletics: Barrier-Breaking Ultra Runner Gabashane Has Died

Athletics: 2010 Honda LA Marathon registration to close in days

(RRW) Athletics: Doubling Donohue Lands National Team Spot In 1500M

(RWire) Athletics: GO! St. Louis Launches Share-A-Pair Program

(RWire) Athletics: Caumsett State Park 50K to Host USA Championship Again

(Runner's Tribe) Athletics: Sydney Track Classic 2010

(IAAF) Athletics: Masai and Cheruiyot take crowns in San Juan

Athletics: Cantwell, Campbell win Visa Championship Series titles at 2010 USA Indoor Championships

(IAAF) Athletics: Russian indoors champs close with women's 4x800m Relay World record

(Tampa Bay) Athletics: Long journey ends with victory in Gasparilla Marathon for Wilson Chepkwony

(Peterborugh Examiner) Athletics: Many winners at half-marathon











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